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CASE (<r).
Detention and aeareh of a dhow belonging to Sheikh Mubarak of Koweit named the
" Muselim! 1
September 1904.
Sheikh Mubarak having heard that his boat named which
habitually plies between Koweit andEao on his own business, had been stopped,
detained and searched by a boat from the Persian Customs steamer Muzaffer.
about the middle of September 1904, wrote to the Political Agent, Koweit,
strongly protesting against the action of the Muzaffer. The Political Agent
in forwarding the Sheikh’s complaint stated that the feeling in Koweit itself
was very bitter against the Belgian officials of the Persian Customs owing to
this incident and the seizure of Koweit boats in the Shatt-el-Arab and might
lead to retaliation. He also stated that the men for the Muzaffer were in
the habit of firing ball cartridges at random l when stopping a boat and had
done so in this case.
The case was represented to the Director-General of Customs, Bushire,
who, after some letters had been exchanged with this office, replied, under date
3rd November 1904, that the Muzaffer “ has detained many ‘ booms and
heliums,’ but has never kept them longer than it was necessary for searching
the inside of the craft He added that “the Commander of our boat does not
recollect anything particular about the boom Muselim, but the mere fact
of the crews shouting out that the vessel belonged to Sheikh Mubarak waa
not sufficient to prove that the boat did not carry contraband goods”.
No satisfaction was obtained and the matter was, therefore, reported to the
Government of India in this office letter No. 395 of 20th November 1904.
CASE [d).
Detention of the Koweit Dhow t{ Teyeir” by the S.S. <( Muzaffer ,} in the SJiatt~el~Arab,
Seizure of arms found in her and imposition of fine on her Nakhoda.
September 1904.
News reached Bushire from Mohammerahin the middle of September 1904
that the Persian Customs Steamer Muzaffer had been searching all sailing
vessels going up the Shatt-el-Arab for arms without reference to the Chief of
Mohammerah in whose jurisdiction the operations were conducted. The Chief
was greatly exercised at these proceedings and sent a complaint to the Persian
Minister of the Interior.
On the 23rd September His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Mohammerah,
reported that His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Bussorah, had sent to mm the
owner of a Koweit boat named Teysir, Nakhoda Ali bin Muhammed Mubara ,
which had been seized by Van Muzaffer io? having 12 rifles and 1,200 cartri ges
on board.
The owner stated that the vessel was bound for Sibiliyat near Bussorah to
load dates, and the arms and ammunition had been taken on board at Kowei
for protection against pirates in the Shatt-el-Arab and the villages e ween
Bas-el-Had and Partag; that the arms had not been concealed; that the vessel
had no intention of communicating with Persian territorythat w i e s e
tacking up the river off the Turkish fort at Pao, she met boats from the
Muzaffer and was seized.
On His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Mohammerah, representing the case to
the Director-General of Customs, he stated that the rifles were conceae an
new, with full complement of cartridges and that as the impor a
w (i s prohibited in Turkey as well as Tersia, it was imma aia wi y
were bound, .
He suggested that, as it would take some time to settle the case ^
reference would have to be made to Tehran, the owner may pay